Telegraph type-writer.



A. D. CARDWELL.

TELEGRAPH TYPE WRITER,

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10. 1915r y, I 1,218,165. PatentcdMm'. (J, 1917.

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M y. present iinproi'en'ieuts the mechanism of my szud' whereby the zi ii nirntus UNITED STATES ALLEN D. CARDWELL, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TELEGRAPH ryiutwnr'rm.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I ALLEN D. OAnownLL, :1 citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, borough of Brooklyn, in the county oi Kings and State of New York, lnire invented certain new and useful Improvements in crs. of which the following is a specification.

Some of the general objects of my inventiou urc'to proridca telegraph typewriter which shall be simple, durable and positive in operation, and that may operi teat maximum speed and with greatest possible accuracy, and so arranged that it only be oper- :itcd over an ordinary Morse telegraph line, or any other desired circuit. Jly invention relates to improvements in telegraph typewriters comprising a type member or wheel having annular rows of type spar-ed apart, and wherein such type member or wheel is given a rotary or vertn a rotary and vertical movernrious type thereon into In Letters Patent No. 1,070,407, granted to lne'August 1.0, .1913, I have illustrited a telegraph typewriter wherein the' type member or wheel is norilnllly'at rest in a, position with a space of the wheel, between vertical colnmns of type, opposed to a hammer and midway between the upper and lower annular rows of type on the wheel, which wheel is adapted to be rotated to the right or left of said nornntl position to n position bet on any other two 'colunms oi type, and then to be further rotated to the right or left one or more spaces, 1 orthe fraction of a SPllCfi, to bring the des1 rcd type into printing ulinement relative to the hammer, and whereby also said type member or wl' eel is to be moved longitudinally n half Flp' je, orz sspafce and one-half, tobring type 0 acoliun'n opposite to'the printing hnl inner, required. in my son! patent electrically-operating mechan sm is set ,forth whereby the :rboreshentioned movements of the type member in j, be produced by currents of different dir ition and duration as required.

a re directed, to some extent, to certain improremel'its .u'pon patent, .und. to the munner'of operating nnlgnctsnnd relays, i i may be operated by current of the some direction hnd duration,

nod Arllereb r" .irogressiro-movement of the W1) meni ay be umde fronre norncl Telegraph Type-Writ- I half of its circumference,

printing the first portion of the m Specification 'of Letters Patent,

7 Application filed April 10,

Patented Ma1;.6,191'7. 1915: SeflalNo.20,386.

position of "rest or from a new normal or figure shift position directly-to the printing position, and Whereby'also a progressive movement of said longitudinal direction may be made, from either of said positions,

given an additional movement in any direction Whenonce brought to rest. In accordance With my present invention provide means for rotating the type men1- her from its normal position of rest-to the said new normal or a second position of rest, which I term. the figure-shift position, which is equal to a partial rotation of said member, say a little more than o1icand the apparatus 1s so arranged that the characters on, the type Wheel between said two positions (or on the first portion of the wheel) may be brought directly or progresshely to the position as'requiremhnd aftersaid member has been. rotated to the second or figure-shift position, the same mechanism Will operate the member to bring the characters of the second portion thereof into, the printing position, in the some manner that they are brought to the printing position on member. After the character or characters of the second portion of the type member or heel, as so shifted, have been printed, as desired, the member may be released from the'said figure 9O shift position and returned to the normal or first position of rest.

M portion containing Sl'\'(-l1. (30llll11l1$ of char- :Icters"i'or nornml'usc. and fl second portion containing lire columns of characters for use in and from the "figure-shift position.

i121 re so nrrzmgcdthc i'neclmnisnl that the type nioinbimnormally may have a column of type in vertical relation to the hammer in the normal or zero position (with pref-11% crzibly; no churnctcron. the. annular row op,

' posingthe hununer in such position), and

whereby from such nornmllposition the type member may be'rotnt so: spaces without regard to the lignr' )o'sition fol-norinnl use, audwhcreb t has been. rotated rotated from such sition with relation to the printing hummer.

Other featuresregarding the arrangement and operation of the type member will he hereinafter pointed out.

'ly improiiei'nents .ulso

em bra cc means for controlling moven'ieniis of the car-- riage, such as for its 'stepby step feeding movement, buck splicing, and return to the normal line "fl rting position; for feeding the paper; tor line spacing; for operiiting the printing mechanism; for controlling the snand seen N0. 8%,318, filed Sept.

of the aforesaid applications for the of my 45 actors o.

inking rii'ibon, and vfor other purposes, us. will be more fully hereinafter explained. I

Various, magnets are provided forioonstrolling theoperntion of the type member,

gg-printiug mechanism, carriage, and ribbon devices above referred to, and means are provided for controlling the operation of said magnets as requirerl] i-Vhile my 1m;- pri'i'renie nuiy be used in connection with 30 any suitable transn'iittii'sg or. trai'islnting ap purutus. it may be advantageously used in connection W'itli the transmitting an (1' tra 11slat-ing mechanisms shown in. my applications Serial No. 803,813, filer? Nov. 19, 191.53,,

191i, (Jr-With any. suitable portions "thereof.

I i-"the cliiigrm'zi'n'ietio illustration shown in Figure hereoi," I have illustrated on devices pur- \ pose of controlling the ninrgnets of my present invention, and in order to indicate parts said application as illustrated in Fig. 15 hereof I utilize therein reference. chin:- cm'resp'oiid ing ports, is nearly as applications. In aw diagrammatic View,

improved circuit system embracing possible, from my said corda noe with. the said a, ser es: of. contacts ere to .gbe successively I 'operzited'for eii i1 character to be printed, .50 and f0! the various eon trolli in de vices ny improved telegraphtypewriter, which contacts n'vention," however, is not limitedto the= apparatus pheations, nor with the de R My 1 be used. in connection with of my soul op $5 .vices and ciroults Sl'iQWiL lll Fig. 15. hereof,

novel roceive -sig'nals on the -..line he contact arrangement being]. -z'shown substeii' closed in mv ogrep'h {film-Hillel" for the put-'- nlthough the latter is particularly adapted Reference is to be luul to the accompany 'ing drawings forming purl; hereof, wherein.

Fig. 1 is u pl-un. l'lLW- of my improved telegraph typewriter showing the parts iii their norn'iul positions, L't'l'th'lll overlyingparts being reizioveil;

lug. :3 is u View similar to Big. 1, showing the type member and certnm the figure-shift position;

1g. 3 is an enlarged plan View of'pnrts. illustrating the shown in Figs. 1 and :2, shaft of the type member 111 its extreme position Fig. -.'i is a detail of Fig. removed; 1

.Fi #3 is :1 further detail of Fig. 3:3; Fig. 6 is a section substantially on the line 6, (i; in .l ig. "2, parts being omitted; Fig. i is-a. transverse section taken substantially on the line 7, in Fig. 8;

Fig. is a vertical. section substantially on the line 8, 8, in Fig. '4;

Fig. 8* is vices;

Fig. 9 is a substantiallycentral cross section' of the upper portion of the-machine,

illustrating the printing heirhner unripeper-carriage controlling devices;

ig. 101$ 21. seotion substa'intially on the line 1U, 10 in- Fig. 9, parts beingomittecl; 11 is an inverted plan view of F ig.-9; Fig. 12 is an edge looking .from the righthanci the paper carriage omitted;

Fig. 13 is a sectional ribbon. .{iEVlC-ES; v v

Fig. 4: :1. development of the side of Pig. 9, and type member bewg detail of the inking type 1nem ber, and

3. parts being' a sectional detail of stop. de-

\'l\\', partly in section parts in .50

F g. '15 is a. diugraummtic' view; illustrating. electrically operating devices and circuits adapted to Control various-devices of my improved telegraph typewriter.

bnnihir numeralsof reference indicatecorresponcling perts in' theseveral views.

At- 10 is indicated ii suitable frame shown provided with a standard 11 having suitable earrings in. which is journaled a. shaft 1:3. Upon said shaft is slidubly mounted a. type member or wheel I mg characters on said member .or may be arranged in any desired munner.

In tie example illustrated I here. shown 14, which is splineil to said shaft to rotate therewith. The lQl'll lt-p Wheel lat said type member provided Withfom' annular row-s of typeerrfanged' in. til elve Yer- .ti :al ciiilumus, suel ro'ii's bei1ig suitably 1 spaced apart. At 5 is a. printing fienuuer 1 '4 is in the normal position annular row 14! (Fig; (5) that is normally retractrdfrom the type and in position opposite one of the annular rows of type when type jmpinber 14 of rest. I have shown the type member 14 with its upper of type normally opposing said member-'14 being adapted hammer 15,

1ndiflerent steps, to bring its to be raised,

lower annular rows of type opposite hamrequired. In the diagrammatic mer 15 as of'the type member 14 (Fig;

illustration 14), the same i'shshown provided with twelve a as - sitio n opposite the hammer "progress veaction of the devices hereinafter j-describei and the remaining I "'tion'ofl-meniber 14', containing'five columns [40 ,st portion, corresponds tothe VSIUOII to return; a -65 have provided blank space 14 -ti ons of lsaid printing any character.

, said mom or facets or divisions comprised in cash annular row, the wupper rowcontaining two blank spaces 14F, 14?, the other facets or divisions of such row-containingletters, figures, 9150., while the oth e i three annular rows eath contain letters and figi-ires, pund- .tuation' marks and the like. The blank on the upper row of memberspaces 14F, 14 14'. are 'for the normal and figure-shift, posimember, thespace 14" noropposed to hammer being the new position of rest when itismoved to the"-fig mally resting thespace 14 of member 14 lf a. Wi le whereby when member- 14 rests in either of said positions operations may occur without The portion of type member 14 containing the first seven vertical columns of characters, from 'the'left in 144, comprises the normal or first operating portion of memjreby said member tobringany of said letters in printing poe by' direct or of-the printing hammer y nd s i Ffigurer sh position; so that sa d-memberll may be shifted from its first or normal restin'npositi-cn or zero with space 14F li e hammer) directly to the'second' opposite. 1 fig position, with the space 14" opp d. to the hammer, whereby when is in such operate Y or progre s I, ively present anyjofi the characters of as second portion-bf said member opposite the l an imer tor 'ntingz figures, punctuation marks, etc. Saidj member then may be released from the.

l to its first-normal positi'mi, for further printing o filett'ers, ete. Since v member 14, and made nov provision on -l the figureshift; or second portion of said member; the numeral 1 and; cipher. O for Said: letters; are-shown loindexthe pace 14",

I utili /e the. letters- "fl" and 5' ve-so arrangedjt when the numeral 1 myths cipher 0. is to bepr ntedgrhvhen nurnjeralsare being l5, and

(rea cling may be moved 2. which is reo eived byslot or second p'or-Q position itmay be the aforesaid device's-to directly figure-shift l po-i and 14 on.

ie 'appa rat us the t printed, or the member 14 has been shifted to the figure shift position), the member 1i 'may be moved five spaces from the figureshift position to brin r'the letter I or 0 into printing position by the deprossion ofthe appropriate key of the transmit ting key board indicating the numeral 1 and thecipher. The foregoing may occur notwithstanding that the appropriate key of the keyboard for the letter I or also causes the bringing of such letter opposite the hammer, by reason of the shifting upwardly of member without rotating: the same, as hereinafter enplained.

The means I have shown for rotating member 14 for bringing the desired rharacte-r of the second portion cordingmo whether member 14 is or is not raised from its normal position of'rest, Fig. 6), is as follows: At .16 a pinion siecured upon shaft 12, and shown having'twelve teeth, said pinion being in lllesll with a toothed segment or sertor 17 on the end of oscillating arm 18 (Figs. and 7). Said arm is pivotally"carried by rodor shaft 19 pivot-ally supported by plate lll amlln'acket 19" of framelt). Beneath arm 18 is an arm '20 secured on shaft-19. Between said arms is a plate :21 havinga ,slot 21 receiving shaft 19 and a slot 21" rereiving a screw or stud secured on arm20,'whereby plate 21 may slide rela tively arm 20, Bet-weennrin and plate 21 is an arm 23 that is pivotally supported upon a stud or sore 2i serured on arm 20 and 21 of plate 21. Arm is providedwith a slot oropening 23? freely receiving shaft 19 (Fig. (3), Arm 23 has a stud screw '25 having roller 25rw0rking in an angularly disposed or cam-slot26 in plate 21 (Figs. 3, 4 and 6'), whereby, as said p'lateillf is rocked,'arm 23 being proridedwith'a trans verse slot 23" receiving stud or screw 22, whereby lateral movement of arm '23 'isperinitted relatively 'to plate :21. are a pair of ported upon shaft 19 between arms 18 and 23;"and receiving between them a pin or projeetionfQElv depending from arm 18 and a pin or proj" tion' 30 upstanding ofrom A spring31,.shown-encircling shaft 19 and having its endsfoe'aringagainst arms 27, 28 (Fig 3) tends to hold said arms against stop '30 and thereby to" maintain arm 18 resiliently'iin normal position or, central with relation to plate 21. A spring 32 connected with arm 18 by the stop. 33'and connected to an extension 20? on arm 20 (Fig. 3). normally tends to return armlS ,to its normal position, istood that when arui.

plate 21, spring lingers. 27, 28 all to and be guided upon recl 'irocated, the arm 23 willbe I M27, 28' spring fingers pivotally sup- 11 will be 1111(il I 20 is moved upon theaxis of shalt 19, the arms 18 and 23,- the analogous check any nn'd'iie overthrow of arm 18. 21 will be pushed to cause its eain slot 26, v .I proxide means for moying M11120 and in conjunction with. the'stud' 2-5, through '"Witlfit"a'i-iiis:'18 and from normal in two the mediumolitheparts28 and. 29, to swing different manner-eerie: thefirst movement v 11118, around h ft 19; Figs. 1, Band '3. to rotatef"pinion and ty e vmember '14 a The spring 3" connected with armature 3 definite lllifli lllili sai p normally draws th'elatter'against a backiil 'lt'or thefir 1. rtion of said melnber stop 43' (Figs. 1-and' 2)', therebjr returning by nieans controlled by character seleeting' rm 18 to its normal' position relative to the signals, or. impulses on the line to operate nia'gr'ietsfl and 3: In order-that arm 18 arm 18 andpinion 16, and, second, to move may be moved one or more steps by ma nets the arms .18, .20 and 23 directly to the 2 andfi as the character to be selete, re :iJ igl'nre-shift? position, by means controlled quires. I provide movable stops, 2 and 3 more equally with it;

figiire-shift selcting signals or on; the line,

and that when plate 21 is slid relatively to arm 20, the arm 235s moved upon the axis of stvidB-l by reason of the walls of the slot 26 en,'.' :i ;'ing the roller 25" on the screw 35, but imlependcntly of arm '20, and. thatthereupon arm 18 is 1'0- tated around shaft lfltothe .siime ektent as arm 23 by reason. of the projection 2-30 engaging the arm 27 or causing the latter, through the i iirojection"2i), to lllOYe gllfl'fl 18, whereby the latter'may havemovement in dependent of arm 20. The resiliently aeting parts 27 and 28 pen-nit arm LStQ have slight overthrow attire and of a' stroke with out injury to the parts. Portions of. the foregoing parts are somewhat similar to parts in niyjaforesaid Patent No. 1.070.407. At 34; arestops (l figs. 3 and (i) on frame -1(JQ,-spziced apart, in position to impulses to bring the second portion of member ll to the seeond norinal. or figure.- shift position, "from Whi'ehposition end memberalso maybe rotatedyby arm 18 and pinion-.16. "To this end,gin either of the said of arm 0 nails or mpu ses ion" the line (as distin positions of t i-"penieniher bet-he plate. 21 or slid by-hieans controlled 'oharactenseleeting signals orn111% ul'ses. entire. line to move-arm 1S-..t.o rotate type member-'14 one or more teeth I pinion 1:6, eitlierwvitlioutj 01: innigl'dition to ioyement .Qfs'aid. arm- 1S-andine'mher 14 either of tlieafoiesaid movements IIS .1 I

Sig-3 '1 ninove ent toffigure-shift? i l l l bgiilet .l ','..'sl1o-Wn V o 7 10', whose :armatnre otallit (kinnricter lwithiln arm or the ":h' h rodj-is-piro 15.0. The 1 arm; 20

its slot .3 7 ]irillilie no-red:to'c i to shift'arnis 2 6'5 at miaiis we member ll Ito jally 1con1-1ect ed at vi 1th the armaof pinion 16, the member 14 being rotated the distance of four of such teeth in' thee);-

ample illustrated. Arm '20 is retained in and. returned to its normal position by means of a spring 20* (Figs. 1 an'd'2)'.-

Arm 18 may be operated the distance of one, two or three teeth of pinion 16, in the eorresponding respectively, to the magnets 2 and SL'which stems are normally retained and are adapted the path of armature 3,

to be pulled out of the path" .of said armature to permit the latter and: (Fig. 6) are'ada-ptedjto retain' said stops inthe'ir normal positions. Said stops are showri gnided in and projecting-through plate 'IOFbf-frhtiie 10,-and"at their upper en s sli. frame. h I v in series withtlie niagnetsQf I the stops 2?. and 3"; respectively so tl 1at eaeh time 10:! the s or;3 is energized, "the COLI'EbP will be moved 43, andif both t. for a. c haracte 1--,- both a of ,said stops will be n1oVed oath-of th e'path v l -The pivots or-s'ha-fts of the armatures of the v magnets -2 are respectively provided with arms-.47; 48 (liig; 6.),- engaging nuts" or I enlargements shown it "the" Iowa: ends of the-Ste $12?" --and-, 39 ii said arin'atnres. areattra'oted;

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together, slide to be attracted one, 1 tW-oor three, steps asreq-uired'n -S ring's 44 dev a; guide or .brid'ge5t6ion said gnets'fi and 3f,'- respectively and 3, control Y. .est p'fi tr 3 out ofthe path of armatur d-m gnets are pe ated 115, Of .SairLarm-ature. I

s dfstops wvill- (Fig; 6) and s [ngnlarly be 1nove l ;o11t .the path bfj-ir .i 'i, disposed on foam-like r e i-ithespringsjfl,$5serting to r e air-- eeii ing "a: sit-lid; or sei V: arin mama-es; from"niagnetsjzfltt an said 20 ."(FigPQL wliereb sto zis are rest-o dto their norial' 0115. of magnetgl' is nae d, the With this arraiiQement ivi-ll b e under- 1 nuttedto the magnet 39,;itw-illfattraht ar inat'are (and stop 3}": will be moved hat "Q i & I Q

, member 11'1"" one without affecting the stroke of thc"'armaturc) as said'armature will then be arrested by op 2' and plate 21 will thus be moved one step to cause arm 18 to swing the space of one tooth of pinion 1.6, to rotate type space or type chariutzter from nm'nial to bring such character vertical alii'iemc twith hammer 15. If a chai:*- actor signal. causes the o iieration of magnet 2 alone, its stop -2 will be moved. and the arn'lature 3 will. move two steps or the space of two teeth. on pinion 16, and come to rest agaii' t said stop 3' thereby rotat-- ing type member 1% the space of two of its type from normal. If a cl'iaracter signal ci'lcrgizc. both magnets 2, 3 together, both of their stops 2' and 3! will be mo 2d, out of the with of arn'iatur and as said armature is then attracted-"by botl'i nmg-- nets) it will more the space of three steps or the space of three teeth of pinion 16, thereby l(')l31l.l ln],[ I'IWH'llJQI' 14 the space of three type chara to bring the corre sponding type in r a]. alinement with. the han'nncr, the armature at such time 2.) coming to rest against stop 43 (Figs. 3

. and 6). From the foregoing it will be unle stood that if a" charactinthat is spaced,

i on two, three or four s mccs on the member 14. from rmrmal to be minted, either magnet 33 or 2", or El and. i2 tttigethcr or n'iagnet .1, Will. be operated. to rotate memher 14, one, two; three or four steps. If,

, however, a type character." more than four spaces on member,1-lfroin its said normal position is to imprinted, then magnet 1 together with magnet 52 or 3", or E2 and 3} together, will be operated. Thus, if member 14 to be rotated the space of five type characters, magnet '1 will he oi'icrated to rotate said membert'our spaces and magnet 3% Will be o ticrated. to rotate said member one space; if the sixth type from normal. is

to be printed then magnets 1 and 2" will be operated for rotating'member'M spaces, and if the seventh type from nori'nal is tobe printed the Imignct" 1 and magnets 2 and il ivill all be ogiicrated, thereby rotating hlGll'lllJef 14. tlifi'illlstill'lfifl of seven type or seven teeth on pinion .16. Such n'ioycments of pinion 16 are permitted because Whenn'lagnct. 1 causes arm .530 to swing arm. '18 the distance of four teeth of pinion 16, the parts :20, 21, 23, and 18 n'iove together, and magnets i2" and 3 may move arm 18 further from the positirm to which it is brought by nnlglfnct 1". by reason of the independent movement of arm 23 with relation to arm 20 as ca used by plate 9]. when, operatcd by armature 3" It imnmtcrial whether arn'iature 3" is operated before or after the armature of magnet i for a given series or group of (diameter dotting signals or impulses for Ill'l magnets.

The show described operations of. arm 18 ment is such that when and ty ic shaft 12 may be (amsidercd to occur with. member Min its noruml position of rest, for printing charm-Ma's from its first portion.carrying in letters, and similar operations may occur after lncmlmr 'l-l has been adval'iced to its ""fiirurc-sl'lift or new mnriual po dc red st ps from such armature (.l" of magnet (i) normally intail'urd against a back stop t)" (Fig. 1.). by a spring; 0* (Fig. 3 (a. l by spring 520*), and. at a, Sllltill'llt. distance from. said. back stop is a movable stop 49 shown guided .l.-te 10 of frame 10 and in a. guide stop being in position to be pushed ilpwilil by spring 53 into the path oi. a rn'iatm'e O wl'icn the latter attracted by n'uignct 0 (Figs. 2 and S). The arrange armature (1) is against back stop 0" the inovaliile stop -19 will he held down by engaging the overlying armature 0 (Figs. 1 and 8), and. when said 'msitiqn. Thus, the

arn'lature is attracted hy lnagnct (f) (by reason of a signal for the tion of ineml'uzir 14), said armature will pass beyond sto it), which Will spring up behind said armature and retain the latter temporarily in its attracted position. The magnet 0 may be controlled by a key on the transmitting luzey-l'ioard nnirkcd Figshift. When n'iagnet (I) attracts its armature the arm. 37, by means of the pin and slot connection 37, 38, moves arms 1'20, 27, 28, 18 and and slide or plate 21. to a new or figure shift position. (swinging rod 35 on its pivots relative to magnet 1), (Fi 2), and thereby type member 14 is rotated yond its first portion and comes to rest with the column of type under space 14 in vertical alincmcnt respecting hammer 15, With said space opposed to said'hanuner. WVhilc mem' ber 14 is thus retained in such new normal or figure-shift position (bystop 49) the oper ation of magnets 1" 2*,2", 3", 3 and. the stops 2' and 3' may be carriedv out, as before described, for rotating member 14 forwardly from such. figure-shift .lIlOSltlOll to cause. any of the type of such second portion of said member 1.4, (as for instaiice, numerals, punctuation marks, etc, thereof) to be brought in vertical alinement with respect to halm'ncr 15, as required, .in accordance with the character to be printed.

W'hen desirwhthp member 14 can be operated from the fina hift position beyond the second portio id member to bring one or more typfl, f the first portion, into vertical alinen'icnli with hammer 15, as, for instance, to utilize the characters 0 and I for the cipher and ninncral 1 respectively witl'mut requiring the member 14 to be re la: ed from figure-shift position and re .1 to normal node the column 14". For instance, if it he desired to print any number not cin'itaining .1 or O, or a iiunctuafigure-shift position, for rotating said member lion mark or the like. the magnet 0 will he opcrutcrl, rousing arm '19. to be rotated to the new normal pr ligiue-sbift position Fig. where said arm Will be retained by the stop -19 engaging armature 0. With arm 18 in such position the magnets 1' 2, 3 may be operated. us required, to rotate. mem ber i l. one. two, three or four spaces, in the same n'mnner as before described, to bring the columns containing the desired charactors in vertical :ilinemcnt with hammer 15, as nmuy times as desired. arm 18 returning to tho new normal or figurc-shift position each time that a char: :ter in the second. portion of member ii is printed. F'vhouhh however, (in the example illustratcd) it ho do sircd'to print a number route ining the figure 1 or 90, as for instance. the number 51, the arm 18 will first be moved to the figuro shift" position by operating the Fig-shift key or. the. keyboard, thereby rotating mom-- her 14 to the newi'iormnl or figuire-shift msition; then the key corres 'ionding to 5 will be operated. whereupon the magnet 1 will cause arm '18 to be operated from the figureshiffi position to bring the column of member 14 containing type 5" in vertical alinement with hammer 15, and after that figure is printed the magnets 1 and 3 will cause arm 18 to move sufiicicntly for to rotuto member it five steps or one column beyond its second portion to bring the column on its first portion containing tho 1 around into vertical alinement with hammer 15, (the member 14 also being shifted in e longitudinal direction the space of one row of type, as hereil'mfter described), without first releasing zirm 18 fromthe figure-shift position. After such 1 is printed arm 18 may be released and restored to normal, to return member 14- to the normal position. Any successive numbers may be printed Without releasing member 14 from the figure-shift position. B'y this means of causing member let to advance beyond its second portion in order to print the numoral-ls I and O that are on the first por- 'tion of said member, the twenty spaces allotted to the second portion of member Ll (in the example illustretd)'may be utilized for a. blankspace at 14?. for the normal Fflgure-fishift position of said member and for nineteen other characters additional to the. I and O. Ofcourse, the I and O can be placed upon the second portion of,

member 14 in the event that sufficicnt other charactersare not placed thereon to'n'mlie up the allotted twenty spaces. Thus, with the twenty spaces on. the second portion of membe!" 1.4 and twenty-eight spaces on its first portion I am cnabledto utilize the equiva-= drawn fromfiirmuturc O by means of a, suitable signal senton the line, LS-fIOIfl a koy of the keyboard marked Fig.release or by the space her. To this end I provide a magnet S shown curried upon the under side of the plate 1.0 of frame 10 (Figs. 8 and S") the armature of which magnethas an arm S engaging an enlargement 2 .9 onsaidstop 49, whereby when magnet S is energized stop -19 will be pulled doin. Whcn it is desired to restore arm to its .norinul position. the Fig-release key or space bar isoperated to cause energizntion of magnet S and said magnet is shown in circuit with magnets Q and E (Fig. 15), sothut when certain other operations performed the type member 14 may be restored to normal after it has been shifted to figure-shift. position. as hereinafter explained.

It may be here stated that the purticulur :irrimgement of type upon member 14:, herein shown and described, is not essential in the'consti'llction or operation of my upperntus, since member 14 may have any de sired number of characters in a column and any desired number of characters'in an an nula'r row, as, for instance, four annular rows each containing sixteen characters, in which. event eight columns would be allot-ted to the first portion of member Mend eight columns would be allotted to the second por tion thereof. This arrangement will provide. fortlrirty-two characters on. each portion, of

member 14, and the number of movements.

given erm-18by the magnets 1, '2, 3 from. normal, or from the figure-shift posit-ion,

- would correspond to seven steps beyond the 14. In'such eventit would not be necessary 1 toudvance member .14 beyond its second portion from the figure-shift Visit-ion to bring ty eof its first portion (such as for I, 0 into printing position, since such I, (Y-can be included in the second ortion of said member, with any other desired charact I In the descri )tion so for given it only bi;- uni-lcrstood' that member .1 vhas been considercd in its normal position with one of its marginal rows (14) of characters in normzr relation to hammer 1.5, said member beingiillustrated with its upper row of charm actors opposite said. hammer (Fig. 6), although' any other desired row may be normally retained opposite to said hammer. If the upper orthe lower row of characters on member M be normally retained OIIIPOSIllLI) hummer 15 then the other rows mu bc brought oppositeseid hammer'by u. progrcssive longitudinal movement of member H. in one direction. If one of the rows intermediate the marginal rows of said member should be normally retained oppositeisa icl hammer, (or if the space between any; two

Iii-f rows ish'ould be retained. opposite said ham.-

mer. as illustrated in my Letters Patent No.

, Ll as in the nm-mal position shown in, Fig.

6, and havii'lg four annular rows ofchan actors then at; any time that a character to printed that is in the top row of i'i'iembur '14, it is merely necessaryto rotate said rrmn'iberi-he required distanoe to bring be rnmmtml to print; To this end I provic.

theddsired character in front of the ha1 niner, and then to operate the hammer, but

1 receiving a proj The normal pos if thd desired (fl'liufflfitel ina row' below said top row the member 1 1% w ll be ra sed the rijeqmred step or steps to bring thedesired row oaposite the hammer, and will. be

It is not material in what order the magnets rotated to ring the dc 'redcharacter of said wow opposite the thiimmer, unless the olmrwiter desired in the normal or figureshift: position, and. then the l'uu'mn'e'r will momb r 14 (with an anni'dar groove 14 (Fig. ('3) remixing a pin or the like 56 projecting from an arm 56 shown pivotully supporled'at 57 upon a frame or bracket carrie il by fran'ie 10 (Figs; 1, 2, (i 7 and 8). In thoexamplc illustmted arm. at. raised the space of two rows of ci'iaracters of mem berl-l by the operidion of a. magnet (Figs, 1, i2, 7 and '15) as follows: The armature 4 of magnet i is normally retra'ctedfby a syn-mg against a suitable stop, and said arn'iatuue is coi'mected to a rock: shaft 59 jmirl'ialod in. iiiearings upon plate 10, from which shaft is an upwardly extending arm 60,. (Fig; I, upper and with a fork or slot b0, receiving a. stud l projecting from a. bar or rod 62, the lower end o'fwhioh is pivotally cormeoted at (33 with a rock arm 64,- (Figs. 1., 2 and 8). The upper end of bar or rod 62 provided with an inclineifl or cam-like slot 62 ection 65 carried byarm 56. ion of: sut'rh parts shown in Fig. 8, and the arrangement is such that when magnet 4" attracts its arl'nature, (and thereljiy rocks a rm 60 to the right in Fin. 8),

the bar 62 will be correspondingly movedv to the rightand its cam slot 62", coacting with projection 65, will raise arm "216 a dis tance equal to the distance of two rows of tvpe of n tin-e of which u'mgnet is normally attracted ed row of characters opposite said I lnln nner tor printma'. (ionsidermg member arm 56 to be raised afurther jointly.

l. The arm (.30 is n'ovided at its unber ll, so that-the third row l-i from the top will be brought opposite I carried by plate 10" and its armature 'l "han'm'icr 15. Arm 56 shown provided w 1th by a spring a and held against a suitable stop. Said armature is connected to arm (3 whereby whonsaid magnet 5 is energized and attracts its armature the arm (i l will raise the bar 62 (its stud. (it now sliding freely in York 60 of arm (10 which remains stationary), and thereby p 'cotion 65 is raised,- eansing arm 56 to be raised the distance of one row of t of member 11: to bring the row 14* op lte hammer l5. lll hon the "fourth row 14- to be raised into opposith'm to hammer 15, the magnet. l and {d are both operated, whereby when magnet 4 attracts its armature tl ieba'r 62 will be moved to the right, and slot 613 will cause arm 56 to be raised the space of two rows of type and arm 4 will be raiscdcausingstep, to bring the row of type 14:" opposite the hamn'ier.

4. and. 5 are cnergizml when operating co'n- Furtl'icrmol'c, l'ncml'ier It may be rotated to bring the desired rohnnn of char; actors in vertical aliuon'lcnt with hammer 14- and then moved longitudinally to bring the desired row of such char; ers o 'iposit'e said hammer, or such operations may be rewerscd. In the diagrammatic illustration of Fig. 1.5 the arrangement is such. that meniber l-lis first rotated and then moved longi 5 tudimllly to luring, a des red type characten op 'msito the i'ianu'ncr vfor the first portion of member 14, an when the second portion of said hammer-is to be utilized, the mags. net is first operated to rotate inemberlhmo to thefigureshift position, and then said member is operated, as before described, to bring the desired character opposite the hammer.

The printing han'imor 15 shown carried 10;,

upon a plate 1.0", rcmorably secured upon plate .14)" and spaced. a suitable d' ta! above the latter (Fig. (i). l-lamn'ler 15 is shown guided to rcci' n'ocate within a suit I able barrel or tube 15% said. hammer having a shouldeagainst which a springfl bears, which spring also bears against a stop 15,? within tube 15?; Said. tube is sl'iown pro 'vided with a rcmovaliile cap 15 thmugh' which the stem of the hammer lsgnided 11! (Figs. (3, 9, 10 and 1.2). 'l l alnmer 1.5 is shown projecting beyond plate 10" over the paper roll on the paper carriage. tho paperto be printed being located between the hammer, and member 14 (see Fig. 0). A magnet '1:

is in position behind the hammer to thrust the l'mn'uner forward to print \VllKilil'lO mag net energizml. In order to more the haul met to one side to 'pern'iitthe reznly insor 12b tion and removal of the paper. carriage, said hamn'ier and its tube 15" are carried by a uu'gmben 72, shown pivotally supported at 73on plate '10" and normally l'ctainedin tlv' opmative position by a spring H- sl'iown connected with pins on plate and member 72 (Fig. 9) said spring serving to draw member 72v normally against a stop 75 on plate 10% Armature T is shown provided with a tonguedilte spring 76 suitably curved and adapted to engage the end of hammer when the latter swung from its normal position, to resist thetension of its spring 7 71.,tl1ereb:v to ca use thchammer to be guided back to proper position in front of adjustable stop T 2 of 'n iagnet T In the normal position of the hammer. The arrangement illustratcd in Fig.1?) is such that hammer 15 is operated to cause printing after the desired character on member 14 has been brought to th printing position.

In order to assure the accurate printing position of member 14 I provide improved means for causing member 14 to be retained set or alincd in printing position. To this end I have shown two arms 77 and 78, which are movably supported upon a rock shaft 75;) secured to the armature I] of a magnet Q, that is carried by plate 10* (Figs. 1,3 and 6). The arm 77 operates an alining pawl 01' projection-81 that is adapted to engage a star wheel 16 (secured to shaft 12, being shown integral with pinion 16 (Figs. 6 and 8) to hold the type member 14 rigid, and to bring it into exact printing position if it should be slightly out of alinement before the stroke of the hammer. The pawl 81 is shown carried by a lever pivotally carried. by the standard 11. The arm 78 is provided with teeth 78 spaced apart corresponding to the distance between the rows of type uponmember 14, which'teeth are adapted to engage a correspondingly shaped projection 56 on arm 56 (Figs. 6, 7 and 8): The arms 77 and 78 are resiliently connected with shaft 79 by means of s jnrings'si, 83' respectively,

(Figs. 6' and 8) which springs bear atone end against the corresponding arm-and at their opposite ends are secured toasaddleor the like 84 that is secured to shaft 79 and which lies in front of said arms 77, 78 in such position that said springs may nor mally hold said. arms in'contact withsaid saddle, (Fig. 6). When magnet Q is energized its armaturerocks shaft 7 9 and thereby causes arms 77 and 78 to swing to the left in Fig. 6, carrying the pawl 81 into engagement with star wheel 16, and carrying a tooth 78 into engagement with the projection 56", witha r silient action. whereby member 14 is centered or alined in a rotary direction and arm 56 is centered or alined in a vertical direction. The retracting spring of armature q normally draws arms 77 and 7 8 rearwardly when the magnet Q is deincrgized. Magi'iet Q is in circuit with printing magnet- T so as to assure the proper alining of member 14 when hammer 15 is operated asshown in Fig. 15.

To provide the required space between each character printed, as well as to provide spaces between words and the like, I provide means for feeding the paper carriage step by step by the action of; magnet R. in conjunction with. devices as follows: Upon the un the spring 91 retracts or pusl'ies back saidarmatnre said ratchet and gear will be rotated the space of one tooth to feed the "paper carriage acorresponding step forward. In I ig'. 15 magnet R is shown in circuit with. the printing magnet T, whereby each time the hammer operates, the paper carriage will be fed a step "for a letter space; The same operation is performed for feeding the carriage a word space (without operating printing magnet T) by means of electrical devices hereinafter explained in conjunction with a suitable key of the transmitting key board. Carriage 90 is shown provided with guide rails or the like 92, 93, (Figs. 9 and 11) resting upon guiding rollers 94 pivotally carried by the maln frame.

In order to back-space the carriage, I provide magnet-N which is shown secured upon the under side of plate 10 (Fig. 11),the armature N of which is pivot-ally'connecied with a rod or bar 95, which in turn is ada ted to push upon a pin or projection 96 on ink that is piv'otally"attached to a retaining dog 97 pivotally supported at 98 on plate 10 andhaving a spring 99 normally causing said dog to engage -ratchet86 to prevent it from unwinding under normal conditions. A seconddog 100 isshown pivotally supported upon plate 10", at 101, which dog is pii otally connected with bar 95 at 102 (Fig. 11) and normally pushed toward ratchet 86 by spring 103, the relationof the parts, however, being such that when spring 104 retracts bar 95' and armature N from magnet N, the dog 97 will remain in engagement with ratchet 86 but the dog 100 Will be maintained out of en agement with said ratchet. The relation 0 the operating 7 ends of dogs 97, 85and 100 with respecfito ratchet 86 is such that when armature N is attracted,*the bar 95. by pushing upon pin 96, will'cause do 97'and pawl SaithrOugh the medium of hnk105. to release ratchet 86 and simultaneously throw dog 100 into the path of a. tooth of such ratchetin such position as to permit said ratchet to rotate one-half space of one of its teeth, the dog 100 then retarding the ratchet, and when armature N is retracted the dog 100 will be witl'uilra wn from ratchet 86 and the dog 97 and pawl 85 will check the ratchet after it has moved the space of the remainim ha lf-tooth. It will be understood that a ratchet 86 is ntin'l'nally under the ten sion of the spring drum, tending to unwind in the direetion of the arrow a in Fig. 11, and return. the carriage toward its starting position, that each time that magnet N is operated the carriage may move back one step or the equivalent oil? one character of type member 1-11. By means of a suitable key on the keyboard current may be caused to thaw through magnet N when it is desired ,to back space the carriage, hereinafter explained. in connection with Fig. 15.

.lu order to cause the carriage to return to i initial or normal. position, the pawl 85 antldog 97 are to be released from ratchet '86 sinulltaneously, to [)Qlflllit the drum to rotate the ratchet S6 and gear 88 in the dirertitni of the arrow (1. in Fig. 1.1, but

without interruption, until the carriage is arrested at the starting point, still under the tension of the spring-drum. To this end I prorid! a magnet 1. which shown carried on the uiuler side UIE plate 1.0" (l ig. 11.) whose arlnatiu'e l normally retractial by s 'n-ing lot; against a movable stepped stop 10? (Fig. 12) that p'ivotally supported at 10s upon plate 10 and normally pressed down byspriug 107 secured on said plate (Fig. 10'). the armature .l. as (.rawn by spring 1106 normally resting against the lowtI-rin-ost shoulder or .p 1U? oi: op 107. 'l'l'hen arnuiture l" is attracted it engages the pin 96, trips the dog 97 from ratchet 86 and, ln pushing the link 105, withdraws pan-l8?) from ratchet $6. and said arn'latliire also moves away iii-tun stop or sluinihler 107, pushed down by its spring 105.) to cause its shoulder or stop 10? to enj-"ali said armature and retain it in the attiiu-ted position. The springwlrlun thus being released causes gear 88 to operate rack Hit toreiurn the carriage to the normal or i'ial msition. .;.\.r1nature 1" remains set in such position until the cz'irriage returiied to bot-null. and thereupon a 'irojection #39 slmwn carried by rack 89 (Figs. 11) and 1.1), angling ...v the l.)e\'eled or inclined end 109* of tripper arm um that shown pivotall) carried at 110 upon the under side of plate '10 (Fig. '11)) which tripper arni. by reason of a pivotal connectioi'i tluu'et'jif at 111with stop arm 10?. causes said arm to be tilted to raise stop 107 from armaturepring gaged. by a, projection C secure 1.

ther wound, step by step, by the action of .magnet R to again feed the carriage for printing and spacing.

In order to enable the carriage to be re leased nuiuually or at will, 1 have shown tlnarniatlire 1* prorit'led with a promotion To resiliently check the carriage as it re turns to normal, 1 provide a das 1 pot, shown in the forth of a. cylinder A and piston B, shown. St red adjacent to an 'l fe of plate 10", said piston being in position to be enupon rack 89 to drive the piston against air or spring re ta nee within chaml'ie'r A. Upon the 'zarriagc (Figs. 9., 1t) and 12), a. spring pre 7 ported at at (Fig. 12) and adapted to engage the head or enlargement b on piston B to draw the piston outof the cylinder A. The hook or dog l) is provided with a pin or projection r1 adapted to engge abutment 1 depending froinplate .10" and shown as having a. rtnuided outer edge and an inclined surface, (Fig. .12); The relation of these parts in such that, as the carriage returns to- 'ill'tlllmfllltll, the hool n. dog D will ride over the head I) of piston B into position behind said head. and the in't'ijection C will engage the piston to resiliently re. its return. \Vhen the carriage steps forward a suliieient number of .ps such as corre sponding to the length oil. dog I), during printing or sparing. the dog I) will ei'igage the piston head and draw the piston out rounded corner of? the rdjiutinent l) the dog I) will be released. from the piston.

llhe carriage may he of any suitable construction. to carry the paper. and prtjwided with means to feed the pa tmr as required be tween memlju-r 14 and han'nuer I have shown the aarriage 90 provided.with a paper cz'n'rying shaft 112 adaptedto sin'iport a reel of paper 114. Said. carriage is shown pr vided at one end with a. bearing 115 for said shaft, (Fig. 11). and at the other end said carriage is shown provided "with a slot at 116 (Fig. through whil "1 the correspomling end of said shaftmay pass Upon the corresponding arm of and carriage is slidably mounted a re ed locking piece 117. being shown prov' led with. guiding sl i p "119(1. r. 1)),said sl. le piece having a toe 116 ad; :ed to \'e1'lio ail hoole or dog I) is pirotally sup v 1110 wardly. and when the pin r! engages the" tion by a. spring 120 (Fig. 11). The arrangement is such that when slide piece 116 is pushed back, as by its finger piece 116",

shaft 112 may be removed and replaced. The paper 114 is led from the roll under a feeding roller 121 that is journaled in snitable hearings in carriage frame 90, and the paper is pressed against the feeding roller by a spring-pressed roller 122 journaled in arms 123 pivotally supported at 121 on carriage 90 (Figs. 9 and 11) and normally drawn upwardly by springs 12?) (Fig. .l). From said rollers the paper is led upwardly between a rod'12fi and a cutter plate 127 (shown provided with teeth) which parts arecarried by the side uprights-of carriage 90. Messages or the like that have been printed may be torn off from the web of paper above-cutter plate 127 by pulling the web along the cutter plate 127. Rod 120 is shown provided with spring fingers 125 depending along the back of the paper near its vertical edges, and adapted to retain the latter against rod 126 and to gnidc the edges of the paper, (Fig. 9). The arrangement of the carriage is such that paper-114 travels in the space between ty )e member 11 and hammer 15,the carriage rame 90 being open at its rear upper part between roller 121 and cutter 127 to permit the hammer to force the loosely supported upper portion of the paper toward member 14. In order to rotatethe feeding roller 121 to feed the paper for line spacing, said roller is shown provided with a ratchet wheel 129 (Fig. 9) that is nor mally held from reverse rotation by a springpressed dog 130 pivoted upon the carriage, said roller being operated. step bystep by a spring-acting-pawl 131 pivotally carried by an arm 132 secured to a shaft 133 journaled upon carriage 90. Said arm is provided with. a horizontally extending mclnbcr 132 (Figs. 9 and 11) secured at intervals to shaft 133 by suitable braces 134. (Fig. 10), whereby at any point atwhich said part 132 is engaged, the arm 132 will be rocked to cause rotation of i oller 121 for feeding the paper upwardly step by step for line spacing. To this end I preivide a finger or arm 135, shown located adjacent "to bar 132 and adapted to engage the same, said linger being at one side of the path of'arm 18 and projecting through a slot in plate 10 (Figs. 1 and Finger 135 is to be operated by magnet M, and isshown secured upon a rockshaft 136 to which the armature of said magnet is secured (Figs. and 8), which armature and finger are normallyretracted by a spring 137. By this'nieans, when said armature is energized thefinger 135 will engage bar 132 and rock the arm'132 to rotate paper feed roll 121 upon the return stroke of arm 132, in any positionin which the paper carriage may be located; Magnet M maybe controlled by a suitable key of the transmittingkeyboard for causing line sparing ofihe paper when desired, as hereinafter explained.

Since the carriage is supported to travel upon the rollers 91, where it rests by gravity, I provide means to prevent the carriage from rising, which means may be retracted to permit insertion and removal of the carriage. To this end 1 provide a spring aetuated pin 13h (Figs. 7, 8 and fl) guided in a.

bearing on bracket 11. said pin l1or|nnll extending over rail 92 of the carriage (Fig. 9) to retain the latter upon eorrespomling roll ers 5H. 'hen the carriage to be. inserted the spring drum is wound to a suitable extent and retained by dog 97, the hammer is swung to one side out of the path of the carriage, the pin 138 is withdrawn, the carriage is then inserted to rest upon the rollers 94. and pin 138 is released, to pass over rail 92.

Zibbon H1) (Figs. (3. 7, S) is shown carried upon reels 1:11. 142. and above said reels. secured to bracket 11, is a vertical plate 113 having angularly disposed slots 143 (Fig. 8). through which said ribbon is guided so that a portion oi the ribbon passes trans ersely in front of plate 143 immediately between type member 14 and the web of paper projected upwardly in the carriage between roll 121 and cutter 127. Secured to plate 143 isa shield plate 144.. To protect the paper from the ribbon I have shown an opening 14A in plate 1 14 (Fig. 6) opposed to the hammer- 15, for the latter to strike through to push the ribbon against the paper to produce the printing thereon from the type of member 14. .The reels 141, 142 are loosely journaled upona shaft 145,

that is shown journaled in suitable brackets depending from plate 10' (Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 13). ("ollars 146 on shaft 145 limit movement'ot' the adjacent reels outwardly, and at 147, 148 are springs bearing against said collars and against reels 141, 142 respecwith and lto slide thereon, and is of such width as permit it to coact with only one" reel at -a"tin1e. To retain teeth of said clutch member in mesh with the teeth of one .or the other of said reels, I have sho nv said clutcl't member provided with interimnotches 151;, (Fig. 13) engaged by asresilient stop .155, shown in. the form of a 'sp ringpressed ball set ina socket 156 in shaft 14.5. whereby memberl 151 may remain in set l reel, a; iliork'like finger prong of each finger being adapted to eoeter of the ribljum on such reel.

position. To shift clutch member 151 from one reel to another, when the riblmn aljmut run oil. the latter reel, to'raus rcwinding of the ribbt'in thereon, 1. provide, for each 157, one arm. or

act with the ribiiiaon, on the corres ondil'ig reel, (Figs. 6, 7 and 8), such fingers being "iivotally SUI'llINIlllZHCl upon a rod 158 carried by plate 1.0. The other arm of each finger is alternately :idapted to enact with member .151 to shift the latter longitudinally in one direction or another. The last named arms of said fing'c'sare shown provided with projectii'lns 151 (Figs. 7 and 8) respectively adapted to court with the cam tacos .151", 151. of member 151. Said lingers are normally drawn toward the reels and the clutch member by means of springs 159. The ar- 0 rangement such that as shaft 145 is rotated,'while the clutch n'lember engages the teeth of a reel, it will wind the ribbon on such reel. flOl'lIl the other reel which then li'1(')se,and the finger 157 of the first 'named 5 reel will graiilually be moved away by reason ofthe increasing diarmrter of the ribbon being wound on such reel, and at the same tilne finger 157 of the other reel will approacl'r shaft 145 by reason of the decreasing diamlVhen such ribbon is sullieiently ui'iwound from the last named reel, the corresponding projection 157 will be brought into such position as to engage the correspomling cam face of mcmber 15l, and tljPLGtlIIIUll, as such men'iber ij-ontimiles to to lte the said cam face, by engagement with said projection, will cause said mei'i'lber to slide along shaft 14-5, thereby releasing said member from the reel having the gr ater amount of ribhoi'l wound thereon and sl'ii'li'ting said member into en gagement with the reel having the amount of ribbon thereon, whereup m the last named reel will now lm-rotattal by shaft 145, and so on alternately; By reason of the sir-m s 1-4-6 norn'ially tending to push the toward melnber 151 the teeth of the clutcl 1 mernlJec-ul.51 may resiliently en 3 or 15 1 on the cor]; sponda'in said teeth in ei'igage- Shaft 14- may be given a step by rotation in any suitable iown said sha'li't [nroridiial with a gear in "h with a. pinion 1G1 seem-ed ona Jtlllllltllfll in bearings cz'ilrried by plate 10, to which shaft is secured a ratchet. wheel 163 (Figs. fl, 7 and 8). A springacting paw. pivi'itally arried by an arm 16.5, shown secured to and depending frol'n shaft 7!) mmtrolhjail by the alinernent ll'lllgl'ltt Q, whereby, 1 s said;magnet is operator the ribbru r will be rotated step by In the example ilhistrated I have utilized magnet "Qft'o r operating the i'nanner. l. i

,r. 5 ha .lililllOll reels as a convenientmagnet for the .time a cl'iaracter printed (Fig. 15), but

it Will be understood that the printing n'lagnetT, or any other magnet, can be utilized to operate shaft 14.5 in the manner described, by suitably coimccting the armatu re of such magnet to arm 65 or otherwise to rotate said shaft. i a

In order to indicate audib ly when the carriage about reaches the end of a printed line, I have shown a bell 166, carried upon a cover plate 167, that shown pivotally supported at lfidupou plate 10 (Fig. 9) iuclosiug said bell and the hammer when said cover is shut. l pon said cover I have 30 ihowu a post 17!) to which a clapper 180 is pivolally connected, a spring 181 connected vitlr said post and clapper serving to retain the latter toward the bell. Upon the paper carriage frame is a projectiml 182 55 (Fig 9 and 11), adapted to en e the pivoted and spring n'essed thug L0 of clapper 1S0, whereby when the carriage appreaches the end of its line of travel the pl'ojectiol'l 182 will tilt and release the clap- 90 per to prmluce the s gnal on the hell, and when sz'iid, ]')rojection returns it will tilt the dog 180 in passing the same.

- Vi'h'ile the magl'iets hereinbefore referred to may be lccted for operation and operated in. any suitable manner, for the purpose of bringing the type member 14 into the desired. position, and for operatil'ig the. hammer and tl'leother parts referred to, I have illustrated. in. Fig. 15, a circuit sclect- 1C0 ing and controlling systen'i that i; particularly adapted to select and operatetl'ie said n'iagn ts as napured. In Fig. 15 the normally open contacts 1*, 2, 3*, 4, l" and 5 are, in the example under consideration, adaptial to be closed and .o jrenedsuccessively. (in one, two, three order) except that the contai'rts 5" and 5 are preferaliily operated li'igtther. .l\1leans to operate said contacts may comprise a suitable translator having a shaft \V- provided with cams for (merating said contacts, in conjunction with means tamtrolled. by signals or in'lynilsc. on line 5(Il,"(scnt over the line b any suitable means) to actuate relay .51 to mid a. signal on branch 55, to start or- (vzause (Inhalation of [mrticular means whereby I :losex The relays 1", 2", El", 1', a and E ed to be controlled by current flowing through the contacts I 2-", 3, 4;, 5 and 5* respectively, provided that current is on line50 to cause relay 51 to attract its armature 51*, for closing circuit at contact 51, at suchtime that any one of said contacts 1, 2", 3, 5 is r id. relays 1*, 2", 3", i1", 5*, ll] corrt.spend to the relays 1", 2*, 4*, b", (5" in my aforesaid lnnilication tizerial No. 860,318, and also correspond to are adapt- 120 y 

